INSTRUCTION Course Package RAD 140 RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING II APPROVED 12/O2/2011 EFFECTIVE SPRING 2012-13 MCC Form EDU 0007 (rev. 09/07/11) INSTRUCTION Course Package Prefix & Number RAD 140 Course Title: Radiographic Positioning II & Lab Purpose of this submission: New Change/Updated Retire If this is a change, what is being changed? Update Prefix Course Description (Check all that apply) Title Course Number Format Change Credits Prerequisite Competencies Textbook/Reviewed Competencies-no changes needed Does this course require additional fees? No Yes If so, please explain. Is there a similar course in the course bank? No Yes (Please identify) Articulation: Is this course or an equivalent offered at other two and four-year universities in Arizona? No Yes (Identify the college, subject, prefix, number and title: This course is offered in radiography programs in the state. Is this course identified as a Writing Across the Curriculum course? No Yes Course Textbook, Materials and Equipment Textbook(s) Title Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy Author(s) Bontrager, Kenneth L.; Lampignano, John P. Publisher Mosby Elsevier Barnes & Noble Price New 169.00 Used 126.75 Title Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy Workbook Volume One and Two Author(s) Bontrager, Kenneth L.; Lampignano, John P. Publisher Mosby Elsevier Barnes & Noble Price New 49.95 Used 37.45 Title Radiographic Image Analysis Author(s) McQuillen Martensen, Kathy Publisher Saunders Elsevier Barnes & Noble Price New 85.95 Used 64.45 Software / Equipment Course Assessments Description of Possible Course Assessments (Essays, multiple choice, Mid -term and Final exams ; multiple choice, etc.) blanks, Pilot registry exams Exams standardized for this course? Are exams required by the department ? Midterm No Yes MCC Form EDU 0007 (rev. 09/07/11) INSTRUCTION Course Package Final If Yes, please specify: Final exam with multiple Other (Please specify): choice and fill in the blanks; Pilot registry exams Where can faculty members locate or access the required standardized Director of Radiologic Technology Office exams for this course The ability to offer comp assionate and Student Outcomes: Identify the general education goals for student professional care, with confidence, applying the learning that is a component of this course. skills of positioning and technique. Check all that apply: Method of Assessment 1. Communicate effectively. Mid -term and Final exams ; Pilot registry exam ; a. Read and comprehend at a college level. research paper or poster b. Write effectively in a college setting. 2. Demonstrate effective quantitative reasoning and problem Demonstrations, simulations, case studies, solving skills. quizzes, exams, discussions, perform phantom positioning in radiographic procedures, image analysis, corrective actions of images, mid-term and final exams 3. Demonstrate effective qualitative reasoning skills. Demonstrations, simulations, case studies, quizzes, exams, discussions, perform phantom positioning in radiographic procedures, image analysis, corrective actions of images, mid-term and final exams 4. Apply effective methods of inquiry. Research paper or poster; 1500 words a. Generate research paper by gathering information from varied sources, analyzing data and organizing information into a coherent structure. b. Employ the scientific method. 5. Demonstrate sensitivity to diversity The student listens attentively to the patient’s a. Experience the creative products of humanity. concerns; and, professionally explains and helps b. Describe alternate historical, cultural, global the patient through the procedure with an perspectives. understanding of cultural diversity, age-specific care, and a compassionate approach to patients with disabilities. MCC Form EDU 0007 (rev. 09/07/11) INSTRUCTION Course Package COURSE INFORMATION Initiator: Maryann Shepherd Date of proposal to Curriculum Sub-Committee: December 2, 2011 Effective Semester/Year Spring 2013 - 2nd Program Semester Prefix & Number: RAD 140 & 140L Full Title: Radiographic Positioning II and Lab Short Title: Positioning II & Lab Catalog Course Description: The student radiographer will be introduced to the radiographic examinations of the vertebral column, and skull to perform quality radiographs; students will also assist the radiologist, and physicians operating fluoroscopic equipment and the C-arm in gastrointestinal studies and special procedures. Content explores identifying anatomy of radiographic images; ability to critique images for appropriate technical, procedural and pathological factors and correct equipment malfunctions. Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Prerequisite: Successful completion of the previous semester. Co -requisite: RAD 140 & 140 L RAD 140 -170 are in the same cohort and must be taken during the same semester. Intended Course Goals By the end of the semester, students will be able to: 1. Prepare the patient by explaining the procedure, explaining the contrast agent, it’s purpose and effect, and obtain a signed informed consent form 2. Demonstrate evidence -based practice principles to prepare and administer the appropriate contrast agent for each procedure 3. Identify ethical, professional and legal frameworks for radiography practice 4. Employ critical thinking skills as the student radiographer responds to adverse reactions that the patient may have 5. Integrate physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual components of caring for the patient, families and medical team 6. Demonstrate clinical competency in assisting the radiologist in procedures while positioning and assisting the patient 7. Document the procedure and contrast agent used 8. Discuss the elements of a radiographic image 9. Apply the process of evaluating images for adequate density. brightness, contrast, recorded detail/spatial resolution and acceptable limits of distortion 10. Produce quality radiographs, problem -solve and analyze radiographs 11. Analyze the radiographic image for structures shown, positioning, collimation, CR, and exposure criteria for views and projections MCC Form EDU 0007 (rev. 09/07/11) INSTRUCTION Course Package 12. Differentiate images produced by various modalities MCC Form EDU 0007 (rev. 09/07/11) INSTRUCTION Course Package Course Competencies and Objectives By the end of thethethe semester, students will be able to: Competency 1 Compet ently and independently perform quality radiographs involving the vertebral column, cervical spine, and thoracic spine. Objective 1.1 State the radiographic anatomy and physiology of the cervical and thoracic spinal column Objective 1.2 Position the patient for the AP, PA, oblique, lateral, axial and tangential views of the cervical and thoracic spinal column Objective 1.3 Analyze the radiographic image for structures shown, positioning, collimation, CR, and exposure criteria for views and projections stated in objective 1.2 Objective 1.4 Position the patient for the trauma views of the cervical spine: positioning the lateral position, horizontal beam for the cervical spine for trauma patients; Twining Method (Swimmer’s) for C2-T3 Objective 1.5 Analyze the radiographic image for structures shown, positioning, collimation, CR, and exposure criteria for views and projections stated in objective 1.3. Compe tency 2 Competently and independently perform quality radiographs involving the lumbar spi ne, sacrum and coccyx Objective 2.1 State the radiographic anatomy and physiology of the lumbar spine, sacrum and coccyx Objective 2.2 Position the patient for the PA, oblique, lateral, axial and tangential views of the lumbar and sacral area spinal column Objective 2.3 Analyze the radiographic image for structures shown, positioning, collimation, CR, and exposure criteria for views and projections stated in objective 2.2 Objective 2.3 Position the patient for special views: scoliosis, AP, Lateral, right and left bending; hyperextension and hyperflexion lumbar. Objective 2.4 Analyze the radiographic image for structures shown, positioning, collimation, CR, and exposure criteria for views and projections stated in objective 2.3 Competency 3 Competently and independently perform s quality radiographs of the skull and cranial bones Objective 3.1 State the radiographic anatomy and physiology of the skull Objective 3.2 Identify the body planes and landmarks, positioning lines, surface landmarks, and orbital landmarks of the skull and cranial bones Objective 3.4 Position the patient for the AP, PA, oblique, axial and lateral views of the skull Objective 3.5 Analyze the radiographic image for structures shown, positioning, collimation, CR, and exposure criteria for views and projections stated in objective 3.4. Objective 3.6 Position the patient for special views: submentovertex projection, Haas Method of the PA axial projection of the skull. Objective 3.7 Analyze the radiographic image for structures shown, positioning, collimation, CR, and exposure criteria for views and projections stated in objective 3.6. Competency 4 Competently and independently perform quality radiographs of the facial bones and paran asal sinuses Objective 4.1 State the radiographic anatomy and physiology of the facial bones and paranasal sinuses Objective 4.2 Position the patient for the AP, PA, oblique, axial and lateral views of the facial bones Objective 4.3 Position the patient for the Waters Method, Caldwell and modified Caldwell Method for facial bones Objective 4.4 Analyze the radiographic image for structures shown, positioning, collimation, CR, and exposure